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This is the week that was in matters musical …1955, ABC-TV premieres The Lawrence Welk Show … still going strong (at least in reruns on public TV), we’re still waiting for the episode in which Larry...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1935, Richard Wayne Penniman is born in Macon, Georgia … two decades later he will make a huge splash in the rock ’n’ roll realm where he will be better...
View ArticleTop 25 guitar riffs
of all time…Wasn’t what a bunch of students (© Paul Calf) from London music schools came up with in this list…Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple (1973)Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana (1991)Walk This...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1956, Little Richard enters the Top 40 with "Long Tall Sally" … sample lyric: "Long Tall Sally she’s built for speed, she’s got everything that Uncle John...
View ArticleMore Chickenfoot
we need more Chickenfoot…So here is more of Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith live at The Marquee, Cork, Ireland, 23rd June 2009Track list:Avenida RevolutionSoap on a RopeSexy...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1842, formed by a group of local musicians, the New York Philharmonic gives its first concert …1877, the world’s first record-and-playback machine is...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1954, Bill Haley and the Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” is released … however, it will not be successful until 1955, when it is featured on the soundtrack...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1933, at New York City’s Academy of Music, Bell engineers demonstrate the realism of stereo before an audience of 300 guests who had come to listen to the...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1842, formed by a group of local musicians, the New York Philharmonic gives its first concert …1877, the world’s first record-and-playback machine is...
View ArticleR.I.P. Jon Lord
founding member of Deep purple.Pretty much the leader of the band up until the second incarnation really broke through along and drummer Ian Paice they were the only constant band members during the...
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